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A T10 league in Sri Lanka called Lanka T10

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Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to start a T10 league in Sri Lanka called Lanka T10 League.

All preparations are underway to launch T10, the fastest form of cricket, in Sri Lanka as well. The tournament is called the Ceylon T10 League and is expected to attract many fans with the changing patterns of cricket.

Sri Lanka’s T10 journey started with the official announcement by the Honorary President of Sri Lanka Cricket, Mr Shammi Silva and Honorary Secretary, Mr Mohan De Silva. TTen Global Sports Chairman Shaji Ul Mulk and TTen Global Sports COO Rajeev Khanna were also present on this auspicious occasion.

“The introduction of Sri Lanka’s fastest cricket competition is definitely a great addition to our cricket calendar and we are delighted to be a part of the game’s progress, which continues to evolve with the changing dynamics. I would like to commend the role of TTen Global Sports for this latest initiative in the field of global sports,” said Shammi Silva, Honorary President of Sri Lanka Cricket.

“We are delighted with the launch of the shortest format of the game, the Ceylon T10 League. I am sure that this competition will provide entertainment and excitement to the players, quality competition and valuable exposure to the players. Stakeholders,” said Mr Mohan De Silva, Honorary Secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket.

ලංකා T10 නමින් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ T10 ලීගයක්

ලංකා T10 ලීගය නමින් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ T10 ලීගයක් ආරම්භ කිරීම ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් ආයතනය විසින් තීරණය කර ඇත.

ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩාවේ වේගවත්ම ආකෘතිය වන T10, ඔවුන් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේද ආරම්භ කිරීමට සියලු කටයුතු සූදානම් වෙමින් පවතී. මෙම තරඟාවලිය ලංකා T10 ලීගය ලෙස හඳුන්වනු ලබන අතර වෙනස් වන ක්‍රිකට් රටාවන් සමඟින් රසික රසිකාවියන් රැසක් ආකර්ෂණය කර ගනු ඇතැයි අපේක්ෂා කෙරේ.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් ආයතනයේ ගරු සභාපති ෂම්මි සිල්වා මහතා සහ ගරු ලේකම් මොහාන් ද සිල්වා මහතා විසින් නිල ප්‍රකාශය සිදු කිරීමත් සමඟ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ T10 ගමන ආරම්භ විය. මෙම සුබ අවස්ථාවට TTen Global Sports හි සභාපති Shaji Ul Mulk සහ COO TTen Global Sports රජීව් ඛන්නා ද එක්ව සිටියහ.

“ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ වේගවත්ම ක්‍රිකට් තරගය හඳුන්වාදීම නියත වශයෙන්ම අපගේ ක්‍රිකට් දින දර්ශනයට විශිෂ්ට එකතු කිරීමක් වන අතර, වෙනස් වන ගතිකත්වයට සමගාමීව අඛණ්ඩව විකාශනය වන ක්‍රීඩාවේ ඉදිරි ගමනේ කොටස්කරුවෙකු වීමට ලැබීම ගැන අපි සතුටු වෙමු. ගෝලීය ක්‍රීඩා ක්ෂේත්‍රය වන අතර, මෙම නවතම වැඩසටහන සඳහා TTen Global Sports විසින් කරන ලද කාර්යභාරය පිළිබඳව මම ප්‍රශංසා කිරීමට කැමැත්තෙමි, ”ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් හි ගරු සභාපති ෂම්මි සිල්වා මහතා පැවසීය.

“ක්‍රීඩාවේ කෙටිම ආකෘතිය වන ලංකා T10 ලීගය දියත් කිරීම පිළිබඳව අපි අතිශයින් සතුටු වන අතර, මෙම තරඟය ක්‍රීඩකයින්ට විනෝදාස්වාදය සහ උද්යෝගය, ක්‍රීඩකයින්ට ගුණාත්මක තරඟයක් සහ වටිනා නිරාවරණයක් ලබා දෙනු ඇතැයි මට විශ්වාසයි. පාර්ශවකරුවන්” යැයි ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් ආයතනයේ ගරු ලේකම් මොහාන් ද සිල්වා මහතා පැවසීය.

இலங்கையில் லங்கா டி10 எனப்படும் டி10 லீக்

லங்கா டி10 லீக் எனப்படும் டி10 லீக்கை இலங்கையில் தொடங்க இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் நிறுவனம் முடிவு செய்துள்ளது.

கிரிக்கெட்டின் அதிவேக வடிவமான டி10யை இலங்கையிலும் தொடங்குவதற்கான அனைத்து ஏற்பாடுகளும் நடைபெற்று வருகின்றன. சிலோன் டி10 லீக் என அழைக்கப்படும் இந்த போட்டியானது கிரிக்கெட்டின் மாறிவரும் வடிவங்களுடன் ரசிகர்களை கவரும் என எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது.

இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட்டின் கெளரவத் தலைவர் திரு. ஷம்மி சில்வா மற்றும் கௌரவ செயலாளர் திரு. மோகன் டி சில்வா ஆகியோரின் உத்தியோகபூர்வ அறிவிப்போடு இலங்கையின் T10 பயணம் ஆரம்பமானது. TTen குளோபல் ஸ்போர்ட்ஸ் தலைவர் ஷாஜி உல் முல்க் மற்றும் TTen Global Sports COO ராஜீவ் கண்ணா ஆகியோரும் இந்த மகிழ்ச்சியான நிகழ்ச்சியில் கலந்து கொண்டனர்.

“இலங்கையின் அதிவேக கிரிக்கெட் போட்டியின் அறிமுகமானது நிச்சயமாக எமது கிரிக்கெட் நாட்காட்டிக்கு ஒரு சிறந்த கூடுதலாகும், மேலும் மாறிவரும் இயக்கவியலுடன் தொடர்ந்து வளர்ச்சியடைந்து வரும் விளையாட்டின் முன்னேற்றத்தின் ஒரு பகுதியாக இருப்பதில் நாங்கள் மகிழ்ச்சியடைகிறோம். உலகளாவிய விளையாட்டுத் துறையில் இந்த சமீபத்திய முயற்சிக்கு TTen Global Sports இன் பங்கை நான் பாராட்ட விரும்புகிறேன்” என்று இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட்டின் கெளரவத் தலைவர் ஷம்மி சில்வா தெரிவித்தார்.

“விளையாட்டின் குறுகிய வடிவமான சிலோன் T10 லீக் அறிமுகப்படுத்தப்பட்டதில் நாங்கள் மிகவும் மகிழ்ச்சியடைகிறோம், மேலும் இந்த போட்டி வீரர்களுக்கு பொழுதுபோக்கு மற்றும் உற்சாகம், தரமான போட்டி மற்றும் வீரர்களுக்கு மதிப்புமிக்க வெளிப்பாடு ஆகியவற்றை வழங்கும் என்று நான் உறுதியாக நம்புகிறேன். பங்குதாரர்கள்” என இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட்டின் கௌரவ செயலாளர் திரு. மோகன் டி சில்வா தெரிவித்தார்.

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AIFF Faces FIFA, AFC Ban Threat as October 30 Deadline Looms

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Indian football is staring at yet another international suspension as FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have jointly warned the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to ratify its long-pending constitution by October 30, 2025, or risk a complete ban from world football.

In a strongly-worded two-page letter sent on Tuesday (August 26) to AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey, FIFA and AFC expressed “profound concern” over the failure to finalise and implement a revised constitution, a matter pending before India’s Supreme Court since 2017.

If suspended, India’s national teams and clubs would be barred from all international competitions, while the country’s ambitious 2036 Olympic Games bid in Ahmedabad could also be thrown into uncertainty.

FIFA & AFC Ultimatum

The letter, signed by FIFA’s Chief Member Associations Officer Elkhan Mammadov and AFC Deputy General Secretary Vahid Kardany, set out three urgent requirements for the AIFF:

1. Obtain a definitive Supreme Court order approving the revised constitution.

2. Ensure full compliance with FIFA and AFC statutes.

3. Formally ratify the constitution at the next AIFF General Meeting.

Failure to comply, they warned, would trigger sanctions, including full suspension of AIFF membership.

Previous Suspension in 2022

This is not the first governance crisis to hit Indian football. In August 2022, FIFA suspended the AIFF for “third-party interference” after a court-appointed Committee of Administrators temporarily ran the federation. That ban lasted just two weeks, lifted only after fresh elections were held in which Kalyan Chaubey defeated football legend Bhaichung Bhutia.

Domestic Fallout – ISL in Crisis

The deadlock has already disrupted Indian football at the domestic level. The Indian Super League (ISL), India’s top-tier professional league, has been put “on hold” by Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), the AIFF’s commercial partner, due to uncertainty over its Master Rights Agreement, which expires in December 2025.

At least three clubs have suspended operations or delayed salaries, while all 11 ISL clubs have warned of an “existential crisis.” Reports from FIFPRO further highlight cases of players’ contracts being terminated, leaving livelihoods at risk.

The Supreme Court of India will hear the matter again on August 28, a session that could determine the immediate future of the ISL and India’s football calendar.

What’s at Stake

If AIFF fails to meet the October deadline, India could lose:

• Participation in FIFA and AFC tournaments.

• Entry rights for national teams and clubs in international competitions.

• Momentum in its 2036 Olympics bid.

• Credibility with players, fans, and commercial partners.

For now, the football fraternity in India waits anxiously for the Supreme Court’s verdict and AIFF’s ability to steer through yet another governance storm

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Heritage Derby Trophy Goes to Hameed Al Husseinie College

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Colombo – Hameed Al Husseinie College emerged victorious in the prestigious Heritage Derby Trophy football encounter against Zahira College, Maradana, securing a 3–1 win at the Colombo Racecourse grounds yesterday.

The match kicked off under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, adding special significance to this annual football rivalry.

Hameed Al Husseinie College took control early, leading 2–0 at halftime before sealing the victory with a third goal in the second half. Zahira College managed to pull one back, but it was not enough to challenge the dominant performance of the winners.

The trophy presentation was held soon after the final whistle, with the principals of both schools — Rizvi Marikkar of Zahira College and Mrs. Dain of Hameed Al Husseinie College — present to witness the celebrations.

This latest victory adds another chapter to the rich history of the Heritage Derby, further cementing Hameed Al Husseinie College’s reputation in school football.

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Exclusive: AFC Fines Sri Lankan Footballer Over “Free Palestine” Message

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Colombo – June 13
Sri Lankan national footballer Mohamed Thilham, who recently made headlines after displaying a “PRAY FOR FREE PALESTINE” message on his undershirt during post-match celebrations, has now been officially penalized by international football authorities.

Following Sri Lanka’s 3-1 victory over Chinese Taipei in the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers on June 10 at the Colombo Racecourse Stadium, Thilham—a non-playing substitute—unveiled the message, drawing both praise and criticism from various quarters.

⚠️ AFC Sanctions Player with USD 2,000 Fine

FIFA, in coordination with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), has now issued a formal disciplinary notice to the player, imposing a USD 2,000 fine. This letter, according to sources within the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL), was sent addressing to Thilham, underscoring AFC stance on politically charged expressions at official matches.

According to FIFA’s Disciplinary Code, players are prohibited from displaying political, religious, or personal slogans during matches or official ceremonies. While Thilham’s gesture occurred after the final whistle, FIFA and AFC treat any action within the stadium environment as part of official conduct.

⚽ FFSL Under Scrutiny for Disciplinary Action

FFSL President Jaswar Umar previously stated that the act “was not authorized by the federation” and “violates international football disciplinary norms.” He also confirmed that the FFSL would take internal disciplinary action against the player.

However, this incident has reignited public debate over the role of athletes in social advocacy and the limits imposed by international sports law. While some supporters see Thilham’s actions as courageous and morally driven, others have raised concerns about the player’s career stability and future opportunities under increasing scrutiny.

📝 Editorial Insight

At Sri Lankan Sports TV, we initially chose to withhold the content of the message in our match coverage—out of responsibility to the player’s career and to respect global sports protocol. However, the message went viral after several social media users circulated the full image, seemingly with the intention of sparking controversy.

The resulting spotlight has unfortunately led to a formal penalty, underscoring the real-world consequences that athletes may face when international regulations intersect with personal conviction.

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